#Egypt 🇪🇬 Lawyer & human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim is in critical condition after two heart attacks in detention. CIHRS and 22 groups urge her immediate release, citing years of medical neglect and unlawful pretrial detention. buff.ly/p0LHvyi

#Africa 🌍 CIPESA endorses the #JohannesburgDeclaration at the #M20 Summit – a parallel, independent process to the #G20, established to confront the global crisis in information integrity. Read more here:

#Palestine 🇵🇸 @rsf.org exposes the deliberate targeting and smear campaigns against journalists in Gaza, including accusations of “staging” their reporting. Even when proven false, these claims are amplified by powerful accounts online. buff.ly/mrSIu1n

🌐 Foreign agent laws are spreading across Europe and Central Asia, stigmatising NGOs and restricting critical voices under the guise of state security. 👉 Learn more about how civil society is being silenced and why defending it matters: buff.ly/jHY6fxp

#Cameroon 🇨🇲 As the country heads towards elections, Adisi Cameroun unveils its timely and groundbreaking report on on the state of digital security and gender for media and CSOs. Read the full report here: buff.ly/RKFx2SN

#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports that journalist Fatoş Erdoğan is under investigation over her reporting on the police crackdown at CHP's İstanbul headquarters. She is accused of "inciting the public into hatred and enmity". buff.ly/Z40RAit

#MENA 🌍 Automated moderation on #Instagram & #TikTok is blocking #Arabic-language sexual and reproductive health content, leaving activists scrambling to keep vital information accessible. @SMEX.org examines how policy & algorithmic gaps harm #SRHR advocacy.

#Africa 🌍 The MFWA says the 4 West African nations holding onto blasphemy laws makes a mockery of the landmark ECOWAS ruling to scrap them.

#Europe 🌐 The new MFRR report records 709 press freedom violations in 36 #EU Member States and candidate countries in the first six months of 2025. @efjeurope.bsky.social buff.ly/RxvfZsY

#Egypt 🇪🇬 @pressfreedom.bsky.social and 22 rights groups urge the @UN not to elect Egypt to the Human Rights Council in October, citing 17 jailed journalists and ongoing suppression of free expression. Read their letter:

#Africa 🌍 It's the countdown to CIPESA's leading continental event - #FIFAfrica2025 which kicks off with pre-events packed with workshops, trainings and dialogues. Check out the full line-up here:

#Greece 🇬🇷 The Migration Minister wants to introduce new rules to remove CSOs from the official registry if they legally challenge or otherwise oppose the government’s migration policies. Read @hrw.org's report about this new assault on civil society. buff.ly/lSKk5nC

#Guyana 🇬🇾 @rsf.org calls on President Irfaan Ali to reset the government’s relationship with the media following his re-election, urging stronger commitments to press freedom.

#Egypt 🇪🇬 Egyptian authorities are targeting online creators, from #TikTok dancers to tattoo artists, with vague morality laws that criminalize free expression. @HRW.org urges immediate release of those arrested and an end to discriminatory censorship.

#Pakistan 🇵🇰 In a @globalvoices.org article, Ramna Saeed interviewed Farieha Aziz, co-founder of Bolo Bhi, on how misinformation control through the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act is being used as a pretext for #censorship. 🔗 buff.ly/TJdbqWq

#Americas 🌎 In our most recent regional analysis we highlight key trends: impunity in #Colombia, repression in #Venezuela and #ElSalvador, and alarming authoritarian shifts in #Peru.

#Palestine 🇵🇸 A new @7amleh.bsky.social report reveals how Meta profited from harmful content targeting Palestinians while suppressing their narratives. 👉 Watch their short video by journalist Leila Warah illustrating how genocidal content is amplified:

🌐 #NGOs face rising threats worldwide. Our series explores how laws, regulations, and political pressure restrict civil society — and how organisations keep defending communities and rights. Learn more about why defending civil society matters: buff.ly/vYOGJDg

#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet.org editor Tuğçe Yılmaz and several other journalists have been indicted for "aiding a terrorist organisation" because of their work with two pro-Kurdish outlets: newspaper "Yeni Özgür Politika" and magazine "PolitikArt". buff.ly/INjK6Ms

#Malaysia 🇲🇾 @article19.bsky.social and the Centre for Independent Journalism said the injunction against Telegram amounts to government overreach, restricting important political content protected under freedom of expression standards.

#Honduras 🇭🇳 @article19mxca.bsky.social denounces the stigmatization of outlets El Heraldo and La Prensa by the Armed Forces. (In Spanish) buff.ly/QvUC0wZ

#Lebanon 🇱🇧 Maharat Foundation, @smex.org, and rights groups warn the draft media law could weaken free expression by allowing pretrial detention and vague defamation rules, urging parliament to ensure safeguards for journalists and transparent debate.

#Kenya 🇰🇪 @pressfreedom.bsky.social calls on authorities to drop charges against Mark Denver Karubiu, Bryan Adagala, Nicholas Wambugu and Christopher Wamae and return their confiscated equipment.

#Brazil 🇧🇷 @ARTIGO19 is accompanying the case of Dom Phillips before the @CIDH alongside other organisations, and warns that journalists reporting from the Amazon and on Indigenous territories remain in grave danger. buff.ly/0UlXArL

#Africa 🌍 In the second part of this IFEX article we explore how exiled journalists can be better supported through cross-border networks as stronger South-to-South collaboration is key to bridging gaps left by traditional North-South models.

Twitter #Turkey 🇹🇷 Watch Swedish journalist Joakim Medin's interview with @efjeurope.bsky.social, in which he talks about the 51 days he spent imprisoned in Turkey on dubious 'terrorism' charges. He is currently awaiting trial. buff.ly/3ptcwS6

🌐 Across the globe, laws and political pressure are reshaping civic space. Our series shows how governments restrict #NGOs, the impact on communities, and how organisations continue to defend rights. Learn more about why defending civil society matters: buff.ly/vYOGJDg

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 In an interview published by IMI, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk talks about his long detention by #Russia: "This was a very scary place. Besides everyone getting beaten, torture by starvation and freezing was very hard to bear". buff.ly/j5wqdJP

#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Afghanistan Journalists Center said "this development marks a troubling expansion of restrictions, with Balkh becoming the 21st province to enforce a ban on local officials taking photographs and conducting video interviews with media outlets." buff.ly/sMhutxw

#Mexico 🇲🇽 @r3d.mx reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reactivated a multi-million dollar contract with Israeli spyware company Paragon. (In Spanish)

#Palestine 🇵🇸 “Smear campaigns legitimise killing journalists in Gaza,” warns @RSF.org. Its latest report details how Israeli authorities weaponise #Gazawood narratives to discredit Palestinian media and justify their targeted killing.

#Kenya 🇰🇪 Authorities have intensified the clampdown on dissenting voices, with @pressfreedom.bsky.social raising concerns over the 90-day suspension of the popular online platform JamiiForum.

#Africa 🌍 CIPESA's digital security expert & biker Andrew Gole kicks off a 13,000 km solo ride across 10 African countries, raising awareness on online safety ahead of #FIFAfrica2025. buff.ly/Q6Fc2a1

#Pacific 🌏 Pacific leaders held their annual meeting in the Solomon Islands to discuss pressing issues. Our October 2024 brief tackled the state of regional media and the challenges facing journalists in the Pacific.

#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP releases a new season of its podcast Perifoneo, reflecting on changing audiences and platforms, and seeking “doses of enthusiasm” to keep journalism alive. (In Spanish)

🌐 Civil society is under siege worldwide. Our new series explores how laws, regulations, and political pressure challenge #NGOs, and how they keep working to support communities and defend civic space. 👉 Learn more about why defending civil society matters: buff.ly/vYOGJDg

#Global 🌐 Focusing on Netanyahu as the problem allows #Europe's leaders to re-write the narrative on the #Gaza genocide and avoid reckoning with international complicity in it, says Dalia Ismail in @globalvoices.org buff.ly/WzwkmTd

#Cambodia 🇰🇭 Civil society groups said "the amended law contains no clear statement that no citizen will lose their citizenship due to their political opinions, ethnicity, or other characteristics protected under international law."

#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP marks four years since the Inter-American Court’s ruling in the case of journalist Jineth Bedoya, noting the Colombian State’s continued failure to comply. (In Spanish)

#Tunisia 🇹🇳 By dismantling the National Authority for Access to Information (INAI), authorities strip citizens, journalists, and CSOs of the only mechanism to secure government disclosure, says @article19.bsky.social. A major setback for transparency & civic space.

#DRC 🇨🇩 @pressfreedom.bsky.social calls on government and rebel authorities to stop harassing reporter Tuver Wundi, who has been detained twice and dismissed from his job for refusing to manipulate news coverage in Goma.

#Georgia 🇬🇪 Following attacks on six journalists covering anti-government protests in Tbilisi, @pressfreedom.bsky.social calls on the authorities to hold the perpetrators to account. buff.ly/9sZKe9Q

#Palestine 🇵🇸 When tech giants fail to curb incitement, the consequences are deadly. @7amleh.bsky.social’s Violence Indicator tracks millions of harmful posts, exposing how digital hate campaigns translate into violence on the ground. Read more:

#Mongolia 🇲🇳 Globe International Center's new project seeks to enhance the legal knowledge and capacity of journalists, media professionals, and civil society, and to safeguard the civic space through research-based and evidence-driven dialogues.

#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports that girl band "Manifest" has been barred from leaving Turkey after prosecutors launched an investigation into a recent concert in İstanbul, accusing them of "obscenity" and "violating" morality. buff.ly/rmDmNYD

🌐 Learn how IFEX members are using the Collaboration Code to build stronger partnerships, amplify diverse voices, and confront emerging challenges like #AI and policy threats to free expression & information in @teamcommunity.bsky.social's Community Series. buff.ly/ttQ9N3I

#Pacific 🌏Robert Iroga, chair of Pacific Freedom Forum, said "the decision to restrict media access exclusively to Australian outlets while excluding regional journalists demonstrates a troubling disregard for transparency and democratic accountability.”

#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Espacio Público reports that journalist Melanio Escobar has been threatened and harassed, underscoring the persistent risks faced by journalists critical of the government. (In Spanish)

#MENA 🌐 Automated moderation is silencing #Arabic sexual & reproductive health rights advocacy. @SMEX.org reports activists see posts on contraception & menstruation flagged as "explicit," undermining access to vital information.

#IvoryCoast 🇨🇮 The family of activist Ibrahim Zigui is still waiting for answers after he was forcibly taken from his home, while the MFWA calls for clarity on the circumstances surrounding his arrest.